It’s recommended by Director Nat Gee that for her experimental short Waves, if you’re watching at home on a computer or laptop, you use headphones to envelop yourself in the full sonic experience of her short film. I would back that recommendation as it’s a film which addresses the relationship between mind and body during a time of intense distress through a truly evocative, cerebral manner. Gee uses the various fundamental filmmaking components; vivid cinematography, intense soundscaping and an emotive central performance, to convey a direct point-of-view perspective of the acute inner workings of an engulfing anxiety attack. The sound in particular is worth embracing the use of headphones for as it embeds you in the world of its character, who is portrayed expressively by fellow Filmmaker/Artist Lily Baldwin, through an assortment of tactile, disorientating sonic elements. Directors Notes got into these themes, the use of the fundamental filmmaking tools,...
- 1/26/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
The abstract yet oppressive sensation of an anxiety attack is captured through intense corporeal movement in Waves, the latest from Brooklyn-based filmmaker Nat Gee. The film stars Lily Baldwin as a woman in the throes of an anxious episode, her oft-idyllic surroundings transformed into hostile environments. A well-manicured flower garden becomes a frightening, frenzied feast (and viny prison); gentle waves crashing upon a sandy shore morph into a violent assailant; a stroll in a verdant, tranquil park turns into an uneasy exercise in losing bodily autonomy. Yet as fascinated as Gee is in conveying the unsettling feeling of being consumed […]
The post Short Film Premiere: Nat Gee, Lily Baldwin and Joshua Echevarria on Waves first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Short Film Premiere: Nat Gee, Lily Baldwin and Joshua Echevarria on Waves first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 12/20/2022
- by Natalia Keogan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The abstract yet oppressive sensation of an anxiety attack is captured through intense corporeal movement in Waves, the latest from Brooklyn-based filmmaker Nat Gee. The film stars Lily Baldwin as a woman in the throes of an anxious episode, her oft-idyllic surroundings transformed into hostile environments. A well-manicured flower garden becomes a frightening, frenzied feast (and viny prison); gentle waves crashing upon a sandy shore morph into a violent assailant; a stroll in a verdant, tranquil park turns into an uneasy exercise in losing bodily autonomy. Yet as fascinated as Gee is in conveying the unsettling feeling of being consumed […]
The post Short Film Premiere: Nat Gee, Lily Baldwin and Joshua Echevarria on Waves first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Short Film Premiere: Nat Gee, Lily Baldwin and Joshua Echevarria on Waves first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 12/20/2022
- by Natalia Keogan
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.